# pastel vs pasto

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pastel
*noun · IPA /pɐʃ.ˈtɛɫ/ · frequency rank #17,097*
massa de farinha, cozida no forno ou frita, e recheada de carne, peixe ou doce, etc

### pasto
*noun · IPA /ˈpaʃ.tu/ · frequency rank #23,436*
ato de pastar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pastel-vs-pasto